The Land of Relics

[» air]

I'm super excited. These are great.
PS is unlocking a whole new level for you.
Keep exploring. Try anything that comes to mind.

I know that this covers up some of your sweet line work but
I did a quick paintover to demonstrate how you can work with
lighting and get your various elements living n the same world.
It's not necessarily better, it's just a different approach.



I think number one works best in this regard.
Keep them coming!

[» xero]

Wow man! that looks cool.
The version you did is so much more dynamic than the original.
It's so moody. How do you get it to shine like that?
The light is what I really like about s'pherco's stuff too.
I must unlock the secret of the magic light.
I just forget to think about it sometimes.
My shading is pretty mild.

[» air]

This will explain it better than I can

>> Skantower 1.9MB Contents: Layered PSD File

[» air]

Here's a vintage glimpse into the Inner Sanctum of Relics.

[» dmaniac]

WOW!!! very impressive...

[» xero]

Wow Air, you made my room look really cool.
And the car and the tank.
Your such an awesome photographer.

Thanks for the low down on what you did to scan tower.
I haven't even touched any of that stuff yet.
Photoshop is a little overwhelming.
I feel like a primitive glue and scissors guy lost in a world of infinite possibility.


"Station Six"
I did a little more shading on this one.
but a lot of it was already in the original.


"Scantower"
I worked on this one some more but it's still pretty sunny.
I have to figure out how to shade without loosing all the line work.

It was fascinating, after you did that version of the scantower,
I started to think about the light. I guess I always thought of it coming from left or right,
but it can come from in front or behind too.
It seems like a basic thing any artist should know,
but your rendering of my piece really made me think about it


"The Priestess"
I kinda like the way the light came out on this one.
It might be a bit on the warm and fuzzy side,
but it seems to blend better than some of the others.


"Ocean Pod"
This one is a little better as far as bright highlights without loosing the lines.

Thanks for the reply too, air
you got me inspired again.
and you too dmaniac, thanks

[» jamberi]

I love the unflattering curves of the priestess.

[» xero]

Yeah, the Priestess is kinda on the big side.
Do you really like it, or are you being sarcastic?

[» xero]

Here's some more new stuff.

"The Decorated Woman"
I was really having fun with gradient fill on this one.
It's so cool for building rooms.


"The Palace of Machines"
This one is pretty much straight up collage.
I cleaned it up a little bit.

[» air]

It is nice to see your PS progression.
It seems to be doing great things for your flow.
Just imagine what you will be able to do in another year, two, ten...

Keep at it!